Forum Papers  View by Category: -Choose One- Banking Country Poverty Development Donor Operations Labor Markets Macroeconomic Poverty Measurement Rural Poverty Social Protection Urban Poverty Papers prepared for presentation at the Forum. Strategies for Improved Social Protection in Asia: Micro and Area-based Schemes (Project and Program Issues) Jorge Abada Strategies for Improved Social Protection in Asia: Micro and Area-based Schemes (Theoretical Background) Jorge Abada Strategies for Improved Social Protection in Asia: Labor Market Policies (Project and Program Issues)   Alan Abrahart and Paolo Verme     Strategies for Improved Social Protection in Asia: Labor Market Policies (Theoretical Background)   Alan Abrahart and Paolo Verme     Poverty Line: Eight Countries' Experiences and the Issue of Specificity and Consistency   Abuzar Asra and Vivian Santos-Francisco     Pathways of Poverty Reduction Rural Development and Transmission Mechanisms in the Philippines   Arsenio M. Balisacan     Poverty Comparison in the Philippines: Is What We Know about the Poor Robust?   Arsenio M. Balisacan     Marginalization in a Globalizing World: Some Plausible Scenarios and Suggestions for Measurement   Kaushik Basu     Strategies for Improved Social Protection in Asia: Social Funds (Project and Program Issues)   Andrew Batkin     Strategies for Improved Social Protection in Asia: Social Funds (Theoretical Background)   Andrew Batkin     Specifying Poverty Lines: How and Why   Benu Bidani, Gaurav Datt, Jean Olson Lanjouw, and Peter Lanjouw     Risk Assessment and Management in Involuntary Resettlement   Michael M. Cernea     Understanding Rural Poverty in Nepal   Devendra Chhetry     Strategies for Improved Social Protection In Asia: Child Protection (Project and Program Issues)   Peter Crawford     Strategies for Improved Social Protection In Asia: Child Protection (Theoretical Background)   Peter Crawford     Poverty and Social Protection: DFID Approach   Arjan De Haan and Sean Conlin     Trade, Growth and Poverty   David Dollar with Aart Kraay     Micro-Insurance: Extending Health Insurance to the Excluded   David Dror and Christian Jacquier     Social Protection Policy and Governance: An ILO Perspective   Anne Drouin     A Conceptual Framework for Designing a Country Poverty Reduction Strategy   Ronald Duncan and Stephen Pollard     Pro-Poor Growth and Pro-Growth Poverty Reduction: What Do They Mean? What Does The Evidence Mean? What Can Policymakers Do?   Robert Eastwood and Michael Lipton     Is Economic Growth Good for the Poor? Tracking Low Incomes Using General Means   James E. Foster and Miguel Szekely     Integration of Poverty Impact in Project Economic Analysis: Issues in Theory and Practice   Manabu Fujimura and John Weiss     Strategies for Improved Social Protection In Asia: Social Insurance (Project and Program Issues)   David Gent     Strategies for Improved Social Protection In Asia: Social Insurance (Theoretical Background)   David Gent     Growth and Poverty Reduction in the People's Republic of China   Wang Guoliang     Risk and Vulnerability: The Forward Looking of Social Protection in a Globalizing World   Robert Holzmann     The Role of Agriculture in Poverty Alleviation Insights from Village Studies In South Asia and Southeast Asia   Mahabub Hossain     Strategies for Improved Social Protection in Asia: Social Assistance (Project and Program Issues)   Fiona Howell     Strategies for Improved Social Protection in Asia: Social Assistance (Theoretical Background)   Fiona Howell     Poverty Alleviation, Employment and the Labor Market: Lessons from the Asian Experience   Rizwanul Islam     What is Pro-Poor Growth ?   Nanak Kakwani and Ernesto M. Pernia     Poverty in Lao PDR   Nanak Kakwani, Bounthavy Sisouphanhthong, Phonesaly Souksavath, and Brent Dark     On Specifying Poverty Lines   Nanak Kakwani     A Note on Growth and Poverty Reduction   Nanak Kakwani and Ernesto M. Pernia     On Pro-poor Government Fiscal Policies: with application to the Philippines   Nanak Kakwani and H. Son     Asian Recovery: A Social Perspective   Nanak Kakwani and H. Son     Poverty Situation and Policy in Sri Lanka   Saman Kelegama     Structural Adjustment, Macroeconomic Policies, and Poverty Trends in Pakistan   Dr. A.R. Kemal     Does Micro-finance Really Benefit the Poor?   S. Khandker     Food Security and Development in the Lower Mekong River Basin: A Challenge for the Mekong River Commission   Joern Kristensen     New Technologies, Competitiveness, and Poverty Reduction   Sanjaya Lall     Labor Market Policies and Programs for Pro-Poor Growth in Republic of Korea   Hyekyung Lee     Is Poverty an Issue in the Pacific?   Chris Lightfoot and Tony Ryan     Implications of Globalization for Poverty Reduction Efforts in Asia and the Pacific   Linda Low     Small and Medium Enterprise Development in Equitable Growth and Poverty Alleviation   Dipak Mazumdar     Inequality and Determinants of Earnings in Malaysia   Branko Milanovic     Conflict Between Horizontal Equity and Maximum Poverty Reduction, How Best to Allocate Funds to Regions:An Empirical Analysis   Branko Milanovic     Opening Doors to More Inclusive Societies: The Case of PICs   Vijay Naidu     Strategies for Improved Social Protection: Social Protection in Asia and the Pacific   Isabel Ortiz     Growth Strategies and Poverty Reduction   Siddiqur Rahman Osmani     Private Sector Approaches to Water Supply and Sanitation for Low-Income Communities   Lisette Provencher     Balanced Development: An Approach to Development Policy and Priorities   Graham Pyatt     "Keep Our Hands Active": A Positive Response to the Challenge of Social Protection and Old Age in the 21st Century; Including Older People in the Global Fight Against Chronic Poverty   Judy Roberts     Macroeconomic Policies and Poverty: The State of Play and a Research Agenda   Ratna Sahay, Paul Cashin, and Paolo Mauro     Journeys Through the Debt Pipeline: Perspectives on Five Country Experiences with Debt Relief   John Serieux     Gender Dimensions of Poverty in Pakistan   Rehanna Siddiqui     Use of Information Technology for Poverty Reduction: A Focus on Andhra Pradesh   Randeep Sudan     Globalization and Labor Market Challenges: The Role of Trade Unions   Noriyuki Suzuki     Poverty Analysis and Measurement within a General Equilibrium Framework   Erik Thorbecke     Post-Conflict Rehabilitation Experiences of the Social Fund of the Kingdom of Cambodia   Nil Vanna     Poverty Reduction through Decentralization: Lessons from the Experience of Kerala State in India   S.M.Vijayanand     Poverty Reduction and Economic Growth: The Asian Experience   Peter Warr     Assessing the Poverty Impact of Policy and Sector-based Lending   John Weiss     Disaster Risk Management and Vulnerability Reduction: Protecting the Poor   Suvit Yodmani

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